Tiliaceae · Grewia

Falsa / Phalsa

Grewia subinaequalis

Shrub
Habit
Shrub
Found in India
West Bengal
Flowering
June-July

Plant Details

Scientific name
Grewia subinaequalis
Genus
Grewia
Family
Tiliaceae
Habit
Shrub
Native to
South Asia
Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
Found in India
West Bengal
Flowering & fruiting
June-July
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.The leaves are broadly rounded, 5–18 cm long and broad, with a petiole 1–1.5 cm long. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Palmate venation leaf character
Venation
Palmate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Falsa itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Yellowrecorded
Flower arrangement
CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.The flowers are produced in cymes of several together, the individual flowers about 2 cm diameter, yellow, with five large (12 mm) sepals and five smaller (4–5 mm) petals. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fruit type
DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.The fruit is an edible drupe 5–12 mm diameter, purple to black when ripe. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Falsa itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Gujarati
Shukri
Hindi
फाल्सा Falsa
Konkani
Phalsi
Manipuri
ꯁꯟꯖꯦꯜꯍꯩ Sanjelhei
Nepali
फाल्सा Falsa, स्याल फुस्रे Syaal Phusre, स्याल फुस्रो Syaal Phusro
Kannada
ಫುಲ್ಶಾ Phulsha
Telugu
Phutiki
Sindhi
Pharaho
Sanskrit
Mriduphal म्रदुफल
Odia
Pharosakoli
Tamil
உந்நு Unnu
Urdu
Falsa ﻓﺎﻟﺴﺎ

About Falsa

Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis) is a shrub in the Tiliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal. Flowering and fruiting run from June to July.

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Botanical family

Tiliaceae

Lime tree/Jute family

Falsa belongs to the Tiliaceae family.

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